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The Grammy-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman, a beloved guest of the CSO, returns to Music Hall on Thursday and Saturday, March 14 and 16. He takes on Brahms’ magnificent Second Piano Concerto, known as one of the most difficult and magisterial in the repertoire.

Associate Conductor Robert Treviño makes his CSO subscription debut while leading the Orchestra in Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. Mr. Treviño is stepping in for the originally scheduled conductor, Sir Andrew Davis, who had to withdraw from these concerts for personal reasons. Schumann’s Symphony also replaces the original repertoire – Elgar’s Falstaff and Delius’ “The Walk to the Paradise Garden” from A Village Romeo and Juliet.

“The Schumann Symphony No. 2 has a special significance to me as it was a work that really helped launch my career as a conductor. I’m looking forward to going back to it and seeing how the piece has changed for me over the years,” said Treviño.

Though Trevino has conducted a number of Young People's Concerts and other non-subscription concerts, along with the recent Cincinnati Pops concert with Judy Collins, this will be his first time on the podium for a classical subscription performance with the CSO.

Trevino conducts the CSO and Yefim Bronfman at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Music Hall. Tickets are still available by calling the CSO Box Office at 513-381-3300 or visiting www.cincinnatisymphony.org.

Since his professional debut in 2003 at the age of 20, Treviño has become an emerging force on the international music scene. The 2012-2013 season marks the second season as associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Further engagements this season include a debut with the California Symphony Orchestra conducting Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. Maestro Treviño ends his season with a residency at the Shippensburg Music Festival.

Treviño’s past symphonic and instrumental work includes numerous engagements with orchestras, festivals, and ensembles across North America, Europe and Asia including the orchestras of Cleveland, Philadelphia, the Symphonies of Cincinnati, Baltimore, Charlotte, Memphis, Napa Valley, New World, the Philharmonics of Chicago, Louisiana, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, Suwon Philharmonic of South Korea, Wuppertal Symphony of Germany, Montpellier National Orchestra of France, Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Philharmonic of Mexico, the Millennium Chamber Players, and the Jusqu’aux Oreilles Festival of Canada. Of particular note was Treviño’s month-long residency with the Helsinki Philharmonic where he has assisted Music Director Leif Segerstam on the complete symphonies of Sibelius.

In addition to his great volume of work in the instrumental realm, an important component of Treviño’s career has been his work in opera. Formerly the Associate Conductor and Guest Conductor for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, he has led the world premieres of five operas as part of the annual VOX: American Opera Series. Treviño made an acclaimed debut with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow Russia conducting Puccini’s Tosca in the 2011-2012 season. His success with this production has led to an immediate reinvitation by the Bolshoi to conduct performances of Puccini's Tosca and to lead a production of Verdi's Macbeth in the 2012-2013 season.

Additionally, as an avid advocate and performer of contemporary music, Maestro Treviño has worked closely with many leading composers and has been the recipient of numerous grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Art and has conducted the Ensemble Modern Academy Orchestra at the Klangspuren Festival (Schwaz, Austria).

Treviño is a laureate of the 2010 Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition and was awarded the 2010 James Conlon Prize for Excellence in Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School by David Zinman. He also won a 2010 Career Assistance Award and the 2012 Career Development Award from the Sir George Solti Foundation, and was a featured conductor at the 2011 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview. In summer 2011, Treviño was selected by James Levine to be one of three conducting fellows at the Tanglewood Music Festival where he worked with artists such as Mark Morris, Kurt Masur, and Emanuel Ax.